泰国小河马获官方歌曲献给全球粉丝
📖 逐句对照翻译
A baby hippopotamus in Thailand became famous earlier this year when zoo workers published images and videos of her online.
今年早些时候，泰国一头小河马因动物园工作人员在网上发布她的照片和视频而走红。
Now the pygmy hippo, named Moo Deng, has an official song and video released in several languages for her fans worldwide.
如今，这只名叫Moo Deng的侏儒河马为全球粉丝推出了一首官方歌曲和多个语言版本的视频。
Moo Deng lives at Khao Kheow Open Zoo, southeast of the Thai capital, Bangkok.
穆邓住在泰国首都曼谷东南部的绿山开放式动物园。
Zoo worker Atthapon Nundee has been posting sweet moments of the animal’s life for the past few months.
动物园工作人员阿特塔蓬·南迪在过去几个月里一直在发布这只动物生活中的温馨瞬间。
During that time, the hippo has received widespread attention on social media.
在那段时间里，这只河马在社交媒体上受到了广泛关注。
Fans of the animal have expressed how they enjoy watching the pink-cheeked baby actively interact with her mother and other zoo workers.
这只动物的粉丝们表示，他们很喜欢看这个粉脸颊的宝宝积极地与妈妈和其他动物园工作人员互动。
Moo Deng – which means “bouncy pork” in Thai – is a kind of meatball.
Moo Deng——在泰语中意为“弹跳猪肉”——是一种肉丸。
The name, chosen by fans on social media, is similar to those of her two siblings: Moo Toon (stewed pork) and Moo Waan (sweet pork).
这个名字由粉丝在社交媒体上选出，与她两个兄弟姐妹的名字相似：Moo Toon（炖猪肉）和Moo Waan（甜猪肉）。
In addition, the zoo has a common hippo named Kha Moo (stewed pork leg).
此外，动物园还有一只名叫Kha Moo（炖猪腿）的普通河马。
Moo Deng’s popularity has spread internationally and she has gained the attention of some professional sports teams.
穆邓的受欢迎程度已传播到国际，她还引起了一些职业运动队的注意。
Fans say her name fits her lively personality.
粉丝们说她的名字与她活泼的个性很相称。
Moo Deng likes to “deng,” or bounce, and her bouncing behavior has led to countless internet memes.
穆邓喜欢“邓”，也就是弹跳，她的弹跳行为催生了无数网络迷因。
For example, the German soccer team FC Bayern, American basketball team Phoenix Suns and the American football team Washington Commanders have all created Moo Deng memes.
例如，德国足球队拜仁慕尼黑、美国篮球队菲尼克斯太阳队以及美式橄榄球队华盛顿指挥官队都创作了Moo Deng的表情包。
The images give her interesting things to wear and put her in different human-like situations.
这些图像为她提供了有趣的穿着选择，并将她置于各种类似人类的场景中。
Atthapon, the zoo worker, told The Associated Press he was surprised the newborn pygmy hippo quickly became such a huge internet star.
动物园工作人员阿塔蓬告诉美联社，他没想到这只新生的侏儒河马会这么快成为网络红人。
“I wanted people to know her,” he explained.
“我想让人们认识她，”他解释道。
“I wanted a lot of people to visit her, or watch her online, or leave fun comments. I never would’ve thought (of this),” he added.
“我本来希望有很多人能去看她，或者在网上看她，或者留下有趣的评论。我从没想过（会这样），”他补充道。
The widespread publicity led a well-known Thai composer to write and produce a special song for Moo Deng.
广泛的宣传促使一位知名的泰国作曲者为Moo Deng创作并制作了一首特别的歌曲。
The lively, 50-second song is called, naturally, Moodeng.
这首活泼的50秒歌曲自然而然地被称为《Moodeng》。
One of Thailand’s biggest recording companies, GMM Music, released the song.
泰国最大的唱片公司之一GMM Music发布了这首歌。
A music video that goes along with the song shows the baby hippo bouncing around, playing with her keeper or spending time with her mother, Jona.
与这首歌配套的音乐视频中，小河马蹦蹦跳跳，与饲养员玩耍，或与妈妈乔娜共度时光。
Moo Deng is now four months old.
穆邓现在四个月大了。
She has also been drawing big crowds at the zoo.
她在动物园也吸引了大批人群。
Officials estimated the baby hippo has brought in about 3,000 to 5,000 visitors a day on average during the past few months.
官员估计，在过去几个月里，这只小河马平均每天吸引约3000至5000名游客。
The zoo has been selling clothes, bedding and other products based on Moo Deng.
该动物园一直在销售基于Moo Deng形象设计的服装、床上用品和其他产品。
The zoo’s director is Narongwit Chodchoi.
动物园的园长是纳龙维·乔德乔伊。
He told the AP that the additional earnings from Moo Deng will help the zoo’s breeding programs for many endangered animals, like the pygmy hippopotamus.
他告诉美联社，Moo Deng带来的额外收入将有助于动物园开展许多濒危动物的繁育项目，比如倭河马。
Illegal hunting and loss of habitat threatens the animal’s existence.
非法狩猎和栖息地的丧失威胁着这种动物的生存。
Pygmy hippos are native to West Africa.
侏儒河马原产于西非。
But experts say there are only 2,000-3,000 of them left in the wild.
但专家表示，野外仅剩下2000至3000只。
All four versions of the Moo Deng song are available on YouTube and on streaming services including Spotify and Apple Music.
Moo Deng歌曲的四个版本均可在YouTube以及Spotify和Apple Music等流媒体服务上收听。
I’m Bryan Lynn.
我是布莱恩·林恩。
The Associated Press reported on this story.
美联社报道了这一事件。
Bryan Lynn adapted the reports for VOA Learning English.
布莱恩·林恩为VOA慢速英语改编了这些报道。
